Clip for pens or pencils.



F. E. RIBELIN.

CLIP FOR PENS 0R PENCILS.

APPLICATION FlLED JULY 30. 1917.

1,260,054. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

FLOYD E. R\BELIN FLOYD E. BIBELIN, 0F UPLAND, IND vI our son rnnscarnivores.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed July 80, 1917. Serial No. 183,584.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that FLOYD E. RIBELIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Upland, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, hasinvented, certain new and useful Improvements in Clips for Pens orPencils, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to clips for holding pens or pencils within apocket, and particularly to that class of clips wherein a resilientfinger is mounted upon the clip to bear against the pocket.

The general object of my invention is to provide a very simple, cheaplymade and effective device of this character, so constructed that thepocket is gripped between the pen or pencil and the finger; a furtherobject in this connection being to provide the finger with a rubber tipwhich will secure a good engagement between the finger and the pocket.

And still another object is to provide a. device of this character inwhich the finger may be readily forced away from the pocket when .it isdesired to withdraw the pencil from the pocket.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a side elevation of a pencil with my clip attached thereto, thepocket being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the pencil clip and a portion of thepocket;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view .with the various parts of the clipseparated from each other.

Referring to these figures, it will be seen that my improved clipcomprises an approximately V-shaped and rather strong spring, designated10, which is preferably made of a flat stri of metal and the legs ofwhich are norma ly divergent. Riveted to one of the legs 11 of thisspring 10 is the plate 12,

having arcuately curved ears 13, which are adapted to embrace andfrictionally hold upon a pen or. pencil. Riveted to the other leg of thespring 10 is a finger 14, the base of which is relatively enlarged as at15 and is riveted to the leaf spring, that portion of the finger whichprojects beyond the base being relatively longer and terminating in asomewhat enlarged end 16 having prongs 17 which engage with and hold arubber tip 18, this rubber tip being so made as to have a relativelyhard base with a somewhat spongy and yieldable exterior portion.

With this device the pen or pencil is slipped between the cars 13 andwhen the pen or pencil is inserted in the pocket, the clip is 'opened bypressing against the extremity of the outer leg of the spring, whichcomprises the spring so that the legs are parallel with each other andthe clip is spaced from the pen or pencil. Then the pen or pencil isinserted in the pocket and the spring closes the finger against thepocket, the wall of the pocket being firmly gripped between the penciland the rubber tip.

It will be seen that this device may be very cheaply made, that it isextremely simple and the rubber tip prevents the pen or pencil fromslipping out of the pocket unnoticed, and a relatively heavy springcauses the clip to grip the pocket tightly. It will be seen that theshank or narrow portion of the finger 14 is laterally curved, so as tostrengthen it. 3

Having described my invention, what I claim is A pen or pencil clipcomprising a leaf spring having normally divergent legs, a plateattached to one of said legs and having ears bent to engage a pencil, afinger having a relatively broad base attached to the other of saidlegs, the finger at its end being formed with prongs, and a rubber tipengaged by said prongs and having a relatively hard base portion and arelatively spongy outer portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. FLOYD E. RIBELIN. Witnesses:

H. F. GRAVELLE, L. W. HOWE.

